Film Terms I
Film Terms II
Film Terms III
Who's Who I
Who's Who II
100
This type of angle makes the subject appear weaker, inferior, vulnerable, and/or smaller.
What is a high-angle?
100
In this type of camera movement, the audience moves closer to or farther away from the subject on the screen.
What is zoom?
100
The type of movement goes from side to side, on its horizontal axis
What is pan?
100
These are trained lighting technicians.
Who are grips?
100
This person has the unique responsibility to actually draw out various aspects of the scenes of the movie.
What is the storyboard artist?
200
This type of angle makes the subject appear strong, superior, more in control.
What is a low-angle?
200
In this type of shot, we see the subject and surroundings.
What is a long shot?
200
This type of lighting is used to make someone or something particularly scary.
What is bottom lighting?
200
This is the head of the electrical department.
What is gaffer?
200
Also called a director of photography; the person in charge of the camera and lighting of a film.
What is a cinematographer?
300
This is a single, uninterrupted piece of film.
What is a shot?
300
This type of focus makes the subject look more romantic. less clear.
What is soft focus?
300
This type of lighting is bright, with very few shadows. It shows openness
What is high-key?
300
These people work with makeup to create the character's look for anyone appearing on screen. Their role is to manipulate an actor's on-screen appearance whether it makes them look more youthful, larger, older, or in some cases monstrous.
Who are makeup artists?
300
This person makes sure the details remain consistent between scenes
What is continuity?
400
In this type of camera movement, the camera stays in one place and "nods" up and down--in other words on its vertical axis.
What is tilt?
400
A camera shot where the subject takes a majority of the screen or frame.
What is a close-up?
400
This is the most common type of lighting.
What is neutral lighting?
400
This person creates the conditions for making movies; initiates, coordinates, supervises, and controls matters such as raising funding and hiring key personnel
Who is the producer?
400
This group shoots the less important or more dangerous scenes for a movie; it's work is distinct from that of the first unit, which shoots all scenes involving main actors
What is second unit?
500
In this type of camera movement, the camera physically follows the subject.
What is tracking?
500
This is the type of sound a character in the film would not actually hear, like the Jaws theme music.
What is non-diegetic?
500
This is the way "normal" way to film: framing, angle and lighting.
What is medium, eye level and neutral?
500
This person creates many of the sound effects for a film.
What is a foley artist?
500
This is an individual who is expert in a particular field of knowledge, hired to provide detailed more information and advice. For example, a war movie will hire military experts to advise the director
What is a technical advisor?